Goblin Mountaineer
Creature — Goblin Scout
Mountainwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Mountain.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Portal Second Age
- Price
- $0.86
- EDHREC rank
- #20409
Goblin Mountaineer is a 1/1 for one mana with mountainwalk — it deals damage only when your opponent controls a Mountain, making it situationally unblockable and universally replaceable. Outside of dedicated Goblin tribal lists that need every body, there are better one-drops in almost every context.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Goblin Mountaineer is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, mountainwalk is relevant only against red-heavy decks, and that conditional evasion isn't worth a roster slot when Goblin tribal already has stronger one-drops competing for space. In Pauper, the format's Goblin builds want more explosive redundancy, and a vanilla 1/1 with a situational ability doesn't make the cut. Legacy and Vintage have no shells where Goblin Mountaineer does anything a better card couldn't do for the same cost.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.86 bulk tier
At $0.86, Goblin Mountaineer sits at the high end of bulk — more than its power level justifies, likely propped up by casual demand and low reprint volume. It doesn't hold value as a staple; if you need it for a completionist Goblin tribal build, buy one and move on.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.